🌱 Coleman gathers this weekend to honor beloved educator Mariana Wilson Jones.
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In today's newsletter:
- Coleman gathers this weekend to honor beloved educator Mariana Wilson Jones.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Not as hot with a t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mariana Wilson Jones, 91 (koxe.com) — Longtime Coleman educator and community leader Mariana Wilson Jones, a CHS alumna and former “Outstanding Citizen” of Coleman, has died at 91, with services in town this weekend. Her life’s work shaped local recreation, dance, schools, churches, and civic groups, and her family invites memorial gifts to the Coleman County Foundation to continue supporting the community she loved. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Brownwood
- Brownwood development project expected to bring more than $20 million in investment (ktxs.com)
- Brownwood's First Baptist, First Methodist, Union Presbyterian churches all celebrating 150th anniversaries (brownwoodnews.com)
- Brownwood ISD 2025-2026 End-of-Year Employee Awards (brownwoodnews.com)
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- Brownwood Community Garden Report for May 2026 (brownwoodnews.com)
Abilene
- Industrial flex park planned in Abilene to support data center driven growth (bigcountryhomepage.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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